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UC Irvine knocks off top seed Long Beach St. 67-60

By Associated Press

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Long Beach State forward Tony Freeland (22) fouls UC Irvine forward Travis Souza (2) during the first half of a Big West tournament NCAA college basketball game in Anaheim, Calif. Friday. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

ANAHEIM, Calif. >>  Alex Young scored 18 points and UC Irvine closed the game on a 24-11 run to knock off top-seeded Long Beach State 67-60 Friday night in the semifinals of the Big West Conference tournament.

The fourth-seeded Anteaters (20-14) will meet second-seeded Pacific in the championship game on Saturday.

Irvine trailed 49-43 with 6:57 left in the game but got back-to-back 3-pointers from Travis Souza and Michael Wilder to start the game-ending run. Another 3 from Young at the 3:40 mark gave the Anteaters the lead for good, 54-53.

Will Davis II added 14 points and nine rebounds for Irvine, Chris McNealy scored 13 points and Starring had seven assists.

Long Beach State (19-13) got 15 points apiece from Tony Freeland and Keala King, 14 from Mike Caffey and 11 from James Ennis.






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